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Quarantine Thursday, May 7, 2020

Posted on May 7, 2020 by Joe Cummings

Ok, I’m officially becoming my grandma. I’m insanely excited about going for a car drive tomorrow with The-Prettiest-Girl-in-the-World. However, let’s catch up with the rest of the world, first. Here in Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a $4B … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Posted on May 6, 2020 by Joe Cummings

I’m going to break from my usual format for breaking news. Well, looks like it’s finally starting to happen. Like Italy, Spain, and some states in the US, we’re reopening the province. When I worked, we would have called this … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Friday, May 1, 2020

Posted on May 1, 2020 by Joe Cummings

There are two things The-Prettiest-Girl-in-the-World hates doing, yet today, she did both (and nothing sexual, you pervs!) However, it was also May Day and day 50 of our quarantine. Wow. Gas was at 76.9 (Costco) Stock Market closed at 23,723 (Basically … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Monday, April 27, 2020

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Joe Cummings

I always wondered if I was going insane, would I realize it? I guess the world is wondering the same. In Italy, they’re going to be slowly lifting the quarantine restrictions (May 4th). I still don’t know how they’ll manage … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Friday, April 24th.

Posted on April 24, 2020 by Joe Cummings

Remember that movie, Invasion of the Body Snatchers? That’s what going out seems like these days. More on that in a bit, but first, the world… Osaka’s mayor drew criticism for saying the women are slow shoppers. While this may … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Joe Cummings

Based on yesterday’s cosmic alignments, I was expecting a good day full of rainbows, free gas, and rivers of chocolate flowing from the mountains. It didn’t quite go as I’d hoped. In the US, an autopsy found that the first … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Tuesday April 21st

Posted on April 21, 2020 by Joe Cummings

Today I learned how to be a criminal. In the universe, (cuz we don’t always talk about the universe), the energy of the moon and Mercury will shift and bring goodness and light to everyone. I sure as hell hope … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Monday April 20th 2020

Posted on April 21, 2020 by Joe Cummings

I’m late on this one but need to update everyone on the world – and share my biggest failure to date. In the outside world, oil hit -$37.63 a barrel. That’s insane. Utterly insane. It means you want a barrel … Continue reading →

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Going Back in Time – Step-dad Adventures

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Joe Cummings

If I had a time machine, I wouldn’t go forward – it would likely depress the hell out of me – but if I could go back, then, oh man, would that be cool. I would love to see things … Continue reading →

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I Have A Dream – Stepdad Adventures

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Joe Cummings

I had a dream last night. A happy, wonderful dream. I dreamed that the boys listened to every word I said like I was Moses preaching from Mt Sinai. Or Spongebob talking about poop. “Joe, Tell us, again, how WW2 started … Continue reading →

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